This week on Mac Geek Gab, you, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton dive headfirst into a whirlwind of Quick Tips and real-world Apple wisdom. You’ll learn how to clean up those pesky “recovered” Messages folders, fine-tune your Apple TV profiles, and even adjust the contentious “Liquid Glass” effect on your devices. Apple might be making the iPhone feel more Android-like, but you’ll still stay one step ahead with tips like checking your Apple Watch battery health directly from your wrist, tightening up that Mac menu bar spacing, and using ChatGPT safely in CarPlay (just remember to ask it, “Are you sure?”). From mastering sleep tracking apps to making Mail behave across devices, you’ll find out exactly how to fix what’s bugging you—and how to keep your tech life running smooth.

Then it’s on to your questions and Cool Stuff Found, where the crew reveals clever AirTag hiding spots, bookmark-organizing tricks, and gift-worthy gear like LED light strips and power inverters for your car. Whether you’re fine-tuning your sleep cycle or supercharging your workflow with Obsidian, there’s always a shortcut, hack, or hidden feature to uncover. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and—most importantly—you’ll make sure you Don’t Get Caught by the next digital dilemma.

• 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1115 for Wednesday, November 10th, 2025
  
  
  
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• Quick Tips
  
  
  
  • 00:00:01 Joe-QT-Stocks App – Find Delta of Stock Price for any two points in time!
  
  
  • 00:03:44 Dave-QT-26.1 Lets You Adjust Liquid Glass on iOS, macOS…but not watchOS. Here’s a workaround.
  
  
  • 00:06:21 Apple has Android-ized the iPhone
    
    
    
    • Palm Treo 650
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 00:09:24 Pilot Pete-QT-Delete “recovered” Messages Folders to clean up and gain (a little) space
  
  
  • 00:12:34 Harvey-QT-Setting Default Apple TV Profiles (and Bill, too!)
  
  
  • 00:14:26 Andrew-QT-Check your Apple Watch battery health…only on your Watch
    
    
    
    • Withings Sleep Pad from MGG 1114
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 00:17:36 Heart rate discussion
  
  
  • 00:18:56 Bill-QT-Adjusting the white space in menu bar!
  
  
  • 00:20:10 ChatGPT widget in CarPlay
  
  
  • 00:23:41 But ChatGPT lies sometimes: ask it “Are you sure?”
  
  
  
  


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• Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
  
  
  
  • 00:28:47 Bob-Fixing Non-Syncing Mailboxes
  
  
  • 00:35:28 Raptor-Why does Mail on my iPhone default to Trash and my wife’s is Archive?
    
    
    
    • Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts > [account name] > Account Settings > Advanced and then under “Move Discarded Messages Into” you can choose “Deleted Mailbox” or “Archive Mailbox”.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 00:39:58 James-Are there any devices or apps that wake you during light sleep?
    
    
    
    • Beautyrest Sleep Tracker
    
    
    • AutoSleep
    
    
    • Sleep Cycle app
    
    
    
    
  
  
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• MOAR Questions Answered
  
  
  
  • 00:49:26 Steve-How do I organize my Safari Bookmarks?
    
    
    
    • Obsidian
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 00:58:27 John-What is the Mail icon that appears near the trash can in my Dock?
    
    
    
    • System Settings > Desktop & Dock > “Minimize windows into application icon”
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 01:01:55 Roy-Where are some good AirTag locations in my car?
  
  
  
  


• Gift Guide
  
  
  
  • 01:05:06 Dave-GG-Cync LED Strip
  
  
  • 01:07:52 Pilot Pete-GG-Pro Chaser Vehicle Power Inverter
    
    
    
    • Car Jump Starter
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Cool Stuff Found
  
  
  
  • 01:13:23 Dan-CSF-1114–Trakt for Apple TV will help you know what to watch next
  
  
  
  


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